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5. Are Kane or Casablanca a fraction as important to the trans community as RHPS?

Reply to CBGLuthier (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:17 AM

Oct 2015

But, to answer: yes, that would be great. I would love to see more roles played outside of the gender and race "norms". Also I don't usually sit back and criticize creative teams until the present a production that is objectively bad (which, of course, happens).

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No thanks. I find the original still quite serviceable. CBGLuthier Oct 2015 #1

Fox casting a transwoman of color in a lead role is a good thing Recursion Oct 2015 #2

So if they were to cast her in a remake of Citizen Kane or Casablanca that would be OK CBGLuthier Oct 2015 #3

Are Kane or Casablanca a fraction as important to the trans community as RHPS? Recursion Oct 2015 #5

I go back and forth on the validity of remakes. CBGLuthier Oct 2015 #6

Awesome! Love her! Behind the Aegis Oct 2015 #4

No. Gracias. No. Iggo Oct 2015 #7

Good for her, but the original was unique and special NewJeffCT Oct 2015 #8